MFM Daily Devotional 18 July 2024

TOPIC: Dealing With The Root Of Bitterness (II)

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 120; Psalms 121; 2 Thessalonians 2; 2 Thessalonians 3

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Genesis 13:1-12
13 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.

² And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

³ And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;

⁴ Unto the place of the altar, which he had make there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the Lord.

⁵ And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.

⁶ And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

⁷ And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.

⁸ And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.

⁹ Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.

¹⁰ And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

¹¹ Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.

¹² Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

MEMORY VERSE
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.
Hebrews 12:14

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES: The root of all suffering is attachment.

PRAISE AND WORSHIP: Take praise and worship songs as led by the Holy Spirit.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: Every attachment of darkness hindering your progress in life is hereby detached from you, in the name of Jesus.

MFM Daily Devotional 18 July 2024 MESSAGE

When God told Abraham to leave his father’s house, he took his nephew, Lot along. At a stage, there was trouble between them but Abraham handled the matter with maturity and godly wisdom. They both went their separate ways.

Lot soon started having problems. He was among those captured in the Battle of the Kings (Genesis 14). When Abraham heard about it, he quickly sprang into action. The Bible says: “And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan. He divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them…………… And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people” (Genesis 14:14-16).

READ MFM Daily Devotional 17 July 2024 – Dealing With The Root Of Bitterness

Abraham exercised a heart devoid of bitterness and even went further to show a good example to his followers. The same set of servants that Lot and his servants were quarrelling with were those who went with Abraham to rescue him and his household from captivity.

Again, when God was about to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, the place that Lot had personally chosen for himself while separating from Abraham, we also can see that Abraham wasn’t a man given to bitterness. He pleaded relentlessly with God until he was able to secure Lot’s deliverance from the impending destruction. The obedient members of Lot’s family were saved.

Refusing to give in to bitterness makes you to be the bigger person. It gives you peace and makes you a perpetual blessing to others. Take a cue from Abraham today. Forgive anyone who has ever offended you from the bottom of your heart. Stop all bitterness and enjoy the peace of God that will eventually qualify you to see Him in glory.

MFM DAILY PRAYER POINTS 18 JULY 2024

MORNING:
1. I detach myself from every negative attachment, in the name of Jesus.
2. Lord, forgive every disobedience that has caused me troubles, in the name of Jesus.
3. Lord, give me wisdom to handle difficult situations in my life, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING:
4. Lord, give me a loving and compassionate heart, in the name of Jesus.
5. Lord, make me relevant in Your scheme of work, in the name of Jesus.
6. I receive grace to love even the unloveable, in the name of Jesus.
7. Bless me, Lord, and make me a channel of blessing, in the name of Jesus.